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THE PRESTWICK MYSTERY

The Prestwick Mystery (1947)

Film about the under use of Prestwick's international airport.

WATERFALL & AIRCRAFT

Waterfall & Aircraft (1962-1969)

Aircraft taking off and landing at airport plus short sequence of waterfall.

AEROPLANE TEST

Aeroplane Test (1920-1929)

Footage of aeroplane in-flight.

AIRPORT FIRE ENGINE

Airport Fire Engine (1951)

Airport fire engines react quickly to put out blazing aircraft. London...

FOAM BEATS PLANE FIRES

Foam Beats Plane Fires (1964)

Firemen show new way of putting out plane fires - using chemical foam.

Selected originals  - RUSSIAN HELICOPTER

Selected Originals - Russian Helicopter (1967)

Material relating to newsreel story "Russian...

HOVER PLATFORM

Hover Platform (1969)

New hover platform is demonstrated at Heathrow airport.

 

 

RADAR STATION

Radar Station (1950)

Experimental Radar Station at London Airport.

AUTOMATIC GANGWAYS

Automatic Gangways (1967)

New telescopic gangways provide covered passage from plane to airport lounge....

RUSSIAN HELICOPTER

Russian Helicopter (1967)

A Russian helicopter, the largest in the world, demonstrates its strength by...

NEW FIRE FIGHTER

New Fire Fighter (1967)

New chemical BCF is used to fight aircraft fires. Stansted Airport, London.

JUMBO JET

Jumbo Jet (1970)

Colour item showing jumbo jet inside and out. Heathrow Airport, London.

FLYING ELEPHANTS

Flying Elephants (1952)

Elephants for Billy Smart's circus arrive in plane to London.

TU114

Tu114 (1950-1959)

Shots of interior and exterior of TU114 passenger plane at Ferihegy Airport, Hungary.

TEMPLEHOF AIR PAGEANT

Templehof Air Pageant (1930-1939)

Large crowds watch watch plane stunts at Berlin's Templehof airport.

AIRCRAFT PREPARES FOR TAKEOFF

Aircraft Prepares For Takeoff (1948)

Pilot in airliner cockpit preparing for takeoff

COMET TAKES OFF

Comet Takes Off (1952)

Shot of Comet I aeroplane taking off from London Airport.

BOEING 707

Boeing 707 (1958)

Pan along stationery Boeing 707, being refuelled.

B.O.A.C. VC10 AT LONDON AIRPORT

B.O.A.C. Vc10 At London Airport (1964)

Various shots of the new VC10 emerging from its hanger, on the...

GALES AND FLOODS HIT SOUTH ENGLAND

Gales And Floods Hit South England (1963)

Fields are flooded and coasts are bombarded by high winds...

BAC 111 IN BANGKOK

Bac 111 In Bangkok (1960-1969)

Footage of BAC 111 aeroplane landing at Bangkok Airport.

HELICOPTER

Helicopter (1949)

French designers show off an new model of helicopter - The Aerial.

RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES

Radioactive Isotopes (1950)

Radioactive Isotopes are used as detector for patient with thyroid gland...

MR BEVIN GOES TO MOSCOW

Mr Bevin Goes To Moscow (1945)

Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin leaving for Moscow to discuss atom bomb...

GERMANY'S NEW AIRPORT aka GERMANY

Germany's New Airport AKA Germany (1937)

Hermann Goering inspects model of Berlin's new massive...

FRENCH PLANES aka PARIS

French Planes AKA Paris (1937)

Exhibition of new types of aircraft at Le Bourget Airport in Paris.

LE BOURGET

Le Bourget (1937)

French Air Force is reviewed by Air Minister at Paris Airport.

COMET'S HALF-DAY RETURN TO LIBYA

Comet's Half-Day Return To Libya (1949)

The De Havilland Comet jet liner takes a test flight to...

BERLIN READY FOR WINTER

Berlin Ready For Winter (1948)

Berlin, still under Soviet blockade, getting ready for winter.

AIR NEWS - AIR FRANCE ANNIVERSARY

Air News - Air France Anniversary (1954)

Celebration marking first Paris to London passenger service...

FOG WON'T STOP FUTURE FLYING

Fog Won't Stop Future Flying (1958)

Scientists test out an automatic landing system for aeroplanes in...

EXPORT RACEHORSES aka RACEHORSES LEAVE FOR FRANCE

Export Racehorses AKA Racehorses Leave For France (1968)

Export racehorses leave for France - the...

KILLER WHALE AND DOLPHINS

Killer Whale And Dolphins (1968)

A killer whale from Canada arrives at dolphinarium in Holland, and...

SOUND BARRIER

Sound Barrier (1953)

Scientists record sound of aeroplane engines through massive sound barrier wall at...

BERLIN AIR LIFT

Berlin Air Lift (1949)

Frankfurt to Berlin air lift in fog.

STRATOCRUISER LANDING

Stratocruiser Landing (1949)

American Stratocruiser aircraft landing at Heathrow airport.

STRATOCRUISER AIRLINER

Stratocruiser Airliner (1949)

American airliner at London Airport - cuts from NP 264.

 DEMONSTRATION OF AIR RESCUE POWER SAW

Demonstration Of Air Rescue Power Saw (1954)

John Profumo is shown a new power saw to cut into...

BRITANNIA MATERIAL

Britannia Material (1959)

BOAC planes from assembly to flight. Good picture quality throughout.

AVIATOR CONRAD FLIES CHICAGO-ROME NON STOP

Aviator Conrad Flies Chicago-Rome Non Stop (1959)

Aviator Max Conrad flies from Chicago to Rome...

SMALLEST DELTA WING JET PLANE

Smallest Delta Wing Jet Plane (1954)

Test flight for the worlds smallest jet plane. Good footage...

BOEING 707 AT LONDON AIRPORT

Boeing 707 At London Airport (1959)

People board Boeing 707 aeroplane at London Airport.

ANIMALS RETURN FROM ATOMIC TEST AREA FOR RADIATION TESTS

Animals Return From Atomic Test Area For Radiation Tests (1960)

Animals in cages return from...

SALERNO - ITALY - Colour

Salerno - Italy - Colour (1965)

British holiday makers arrive to Naples airport for their holidays in...

SNOW IN AMERICA

Snow In America (1964)

Heavy snow fall in New Jersey

TV SCREEN

Tv Screen (1960-1969)

A close up of a television screen

DE HAVILLAND VAMPIRE

De Havilland Vampire (1948)

De Havilland Vampire aircraft flies to Rome in just over two hours.

MAKING BROOCHES AND RINGS FROM PEBBLES

Making Brooches And Rings From Pebbles (1966)

Woman making brooches and rings from pebbles.

IDLEWILD

Idlewild (1964)

A look at John Kennedy Airport which includes a jet freighter service and an animal...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 410 - CANARY ISLANDS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 410 - Canary Islands (1962)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for the stories...